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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385264 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/in-this-new-crisis-the-faint-echo-of-a-previous-crisis/feed/ 0 From the coalition crisis of 2008 to the Senate crisis of 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/christy-clark-on-motherhood-optimism-and-the-plan-for-the-next-four-years/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/christy-clark-on-motherhood-optimism-and-the-plan-for-the-next-four-years/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 14:18:47 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/18/christy-clark-on-motherhood-optimism-and-the-plan-for-the-next-four-years/feed/ 0 The B.C. Premier in conversation with Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 23:35:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385144 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-week-of-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 Attempting to make sense of the matter of the housing allowance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 22:32:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385203 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-next-for-mike-duffy/feed/ 0 ... and what's next for Nigel Wright? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/pamela-wallin-quits-the-conservative-caucus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/pamela-wallin-quits-the-conservative-caucus/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 21:51:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385180 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/pamela-wallin-quits-the-conservative-caucus/feed/ 0 Another senator departs the government caucus http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/what-thomas-mulcair-said-in-2010-about-envelopes-and-the-mayor-of-laval/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/what-thomas-mulcair-said-in-2010-about-envelopes-and-the-mayor-of-laval/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:10:22 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/what-thomas-mulcair-said-in-2010-about-envelopes-and-the-mayor-of-laval/feed/ 0 Notes from a news conference about Louis Riel http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385107 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/memo-to-rob-fords-staff-time-to-quit/feed/ 0 Paul Wells urges those around Toronto's mayor to get out now http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:17:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385037 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/notes-on-a-scandal/feed/ 0 Conservative Senators to seek new consideration of Mike Duffy's expense claims http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-line-from-harpers-office-on-wright-and-duffy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-line-from-harpers-office-on-wright-and-duffy/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:06 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/the-line-from-harpers-office-on-wright-and-duffy/feed/ 0 John Geddes on the Tories' efforts at damage control http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/rob-ford-stole-the-show-on-a-frenzied-news-night/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/rob-ford-stole-the-show-on-a-frenzied-news-night/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:22 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/rob-ford-stole-the-show-on-a-frenzied-news-night/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Toronto's mayor faces new allegations about substance abuse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:10:47 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384875 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-resigns-from-the-conservative-caucus/feed/ 0 The embattled senator resigns to sit as an independent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/thomas-mulcair-and-the-envelope/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/thomas-mulcair-and-the-envelope/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:20:32 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384807 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/thomas-mulcair-and-the-envelope/feed/ 0 What was the NDP leader offered in 1994? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:04:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384728 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-meaning-of-adrian-dixs-defeat/feed/ 0 Progressives: Be tough and get young people to vote for you http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/the-race-for-bourassa-begins/feed/ 0 Denis Coderre steps aside, setting up a battle between Liberals and New Democrats http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:01:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384584 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-cant-control-the-story/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Questions about the P.E.I. senator's conduct continue to mount http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:31:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mike-duffy-and-nigel-wright-still-more-questions/feed/ 0 Did the Senator claim expenses while campaigning for the Conservatives? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/wright-and-duffy-the-contrast-in-personas-is-vivid-but-what-about-the-rules/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/wright-and-duffy-the-contrast-in-personas-is-vivid-but-what-about-the-rules/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 21:36:39 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/wright-and-duffy-the-contrast-in-personas-is-vivid-but-what-about-the-rules/feed/ 0 John Geddes on the conflict of interest potential in a besieged senator's $90,000 gift http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/still-trying-to-explain-the-ipod-tariff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/still-trying-to-explain-the-ipod-tariff/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:44 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/still-trying-to-explain-the-ipod-tariff/feed/ 0 Still no answer on end user certificates http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:07:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384355 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/how-mike-duffy-paid-back-that-90172/feed/ 0 A gift from the Prime Minister's chief of staff http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384309 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/polls-not-to-be-believed-except-when-they-are-to-be-believed/feed/ 0 The politics of polling http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-bc-election-and-home-team-advantage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-bc-election-and-home-team-advantage/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:03 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384304 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/the-bc-election-and-home-team-advantage/feed/ 0 Paul Wells on the staying power of incumbents http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/did-christy-clark-really-beat-the-odds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/did-christy-clark-really-beat-the-odds/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:28 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/did-christy-clark-really-beat-the-odds/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Polls told us the B.C. premier would lose, but why should we believe them? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/this-mess-the-senates-in/feed/ 0 A legal opinion, a request from the NDP and a statement from Patrick Brazeau http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 14:51:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/whats-the-answer-to-the-missing-3-1-billion/feed/ 0 Either way, it's time to reform the estimates process http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-the-maple-leafs-transformed-fairy-tale-into-tragedy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-the-maple-leafs-transformed-fairy-tale-into-tragedy/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:32:25 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383787 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/how-the-maple-leafs-transformed-fairy-tale-into-tragedy/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Toronto's fans were stunned at their team's epic collapse http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 01:24:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383640 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/labrador-accepts-peter-penashues-resignation/feed/ 0 One explanation for the Liberal victory: the return of a decent number of party members http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:50:37 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/science-in-canada-failure-doesnt-come-cheap/feed/ 0 A prominent science blogger tears the NRC apart http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/go-with-canada-because-we-put-a-price-on-carbon/feed/ 0 The Harper government proudly touts Alberta's carbon price http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:14:31 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383483 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/justin-trudeau-wants-to-know-what-youd-ask-stephen-harper/feed/ 0 Taking QP to the people http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/is-this-the-last-day-of-peter-penashues-federal-political-career/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/is-this-the-last-day-of-peter-penashues-federal-political-career/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:52:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/is-this-the-last-day-of-peter-penashues-federal-political-career/feed/ 0 By-election day in Labrador http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383299 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadians-are-entitled-to-know-what-their-government-is-up-to/feed/ 0 Jim Flaherty explains how http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/hadfield-returns-home-as-attawapiskat-evacuates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/hadfield-returns-home-as-attawapiskat-evacuates/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:05:16 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/hadfield-returns-home-as-attawapiskat-evacuates/feed/ 0 Nick Taylor-Vaisey on the breadth of the Canadian experience http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/doug-finley-1946-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/doug-finley-1946-2013/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 17:16:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383043 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/doug-finley-1946-2013/feed/ 0 The Conservative campaign manager and senator dies at the age of 66 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-happening-with-the-backbench-spring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-happening-with-the-backbench-spring/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 09:13:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382983 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/11/our-view-from-the-hill-whats-happening-with-the-backbench-spring/feed/ 0 The Maclean's Ottawa bureau on the week that was http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/maurice-vellacott-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/maurice-vellacott-maverick-watch/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 20:22:43 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/maurice-vellacott-maverick-watch/feed/ 0 A Conservative MP takes a stand against sodium http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/how-many-people-attended-yesterdays-pro-life-rally-on-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/how-many-people-attended-yesterdays-pro-life-rally-on-parliament-hill/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:28:29 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382760 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/how-many-people-attended-yesterdays-pro-life-rally-on-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 The crowd estimation game http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/looking-at-art-with-history-in-mind-a-very-brief-ottawa-summer-tour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/looking-at-art-with-history-in-mind-a-very-brief-ottawa-summer-tour/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:20:20 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382768 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/looking-at-art-with-history-in-mind-a-very-brief-ottawa-summer-tour/feed/ 0 Among the many fine things about a classic summer family road trip is the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/thomas-mulcairs-new-favourite-word/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/thomas-mulcairs-new-favourite-word/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:00:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382732 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/thomas-mulcairs-new-favourite-word/feed/ 0 The NDP leader calls us together http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/joe-oliver-vs-the-world/feed/ 0 The Natural Resources Minister takes on James Hansen, Al Gore, Europe and environmental scientists http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/qp-live-the-last-day-before-a-constituency-week/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/qp-live-the-last-day-before-a-constituency-week/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:16 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/qp-live-the-last-day-before-a-constituency-week/feed/ 0 Join us for your daily dose of political theatre. Tweet about the madness at #QP. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/trudeaumaniaish/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/trudeaumaniaish/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 14:46:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382569 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/trudeaumaniaish/feed/ 0 The Liberals take the lead for the first time in four years http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/what-comes-next-for-restless-conservative-backbenchers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/what-comes-next-for-restless-conservative-backbenchers/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:42:08 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382463 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/what-comes-next-for-restless-conservative-backbenchers/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Mark Warawa spoke against sex-selective abortion on the record. Now what? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:41:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382319 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-commons-the-real-senators-of-parliament-hill/feed/ 0 May you never again have to wonder where your senator lives http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-backbench-spring-mark-warawa-has-his-say/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-backbench-spring-mark-warawa-has-his-say/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:24:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382326 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-backbench-spring-mark-warawa-has-his-say/feed/ 0 The Conservative MP stands in the House to talk about female gendercide http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-qp-clip-joyce-murray-shouts-out-google-alerts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-qp-clip-joyce-murray-shouts-out-google-alerts/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:16:45 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382290 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/the-qp-clip-joyce-murray-shouts-out-google-alerts/feed/ 0 The exchange you can't miss from this afternoon's Question Period.